tanak

CIDE DICTIONARY

tanak, n. [From the initial (Hebrew) letters of Torah, Nevi'im, and Kethubim.].

 a term used among Jews for the Hebrew Bible; the Old Testament.
"Although Christians use the term “Old Testament”, this term implies the superseding force of the “New Testament”, not recognized as revelation by the Jewish faith."  [PJC]
"The Hebrew Bible is divided into three parts: (1) The Torah, “Law,” or Pentateuch. (2) The Prophets . . . (3) The Kethubim, or the “Writings,” generally termed Hagiographa."  [Webster 1913 Suppl.]